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Making make-believe: fun props, costumes, and creative play ideas
Par MaryAnn F Kohl. 1999
Explore the world of make-believe with fun and easy-to-make props and costumes. Create a life-size igloo out of milk jugs…
or put on a puppet show in your very own lighted box stage! This book offers storybook play, games, cooking, mini-plays, dress-up costumes, puppet ideas, and more! Grades 3-6 and older readers. 1999.Jewelry making for fun & profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (The for fun & profit series)
Par Maria Nerius, Lynda S Musante. 2000
Have you ever dreamed of learning the elegant art of jewelry making? Now you can! This manual teaches the benefits…
and enjoyment of jewelry making; the right materials, tools, and equipment to use; how to create a special "crafting place" in your home; ways to sell your creations; craft-business basics, including pricing and record keeping. 2000.Fantastic wreaths with Dale Rohman
Par Dale L Rohman. 2003
Step-by-step instructions for 20 projects, including a wreath of fresh roses; a fresh wreath with apples, limes and banana peppers;…
a dried wreath featuring sunflowers and wheat; and a gold wreath with holiday ornaments and ribbons. Each unique design utilizes a large variety of materials and includes easy-to-follow instructions, simple techniques, and special tips that ensure beautiful results. 2003.Digging for Troy: from Homer to Hisarlik
Par Jill Rubalcaba, Eric H Cline, Sarah S Brannen. 2011
After retelling a legend of the Trojan War based on Homer's Iliad the authors profile the archaeologists who have sought…
to excavate the remains of the city of Troy, beginning with amateur Heinrich Schliemann. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. c2011.When Cremo's book "Forbidden Archaeology" was published in 1993, the scientific world was shocked by its extensive evidence for extreme…
human antiquity - pushing the origin of the human race back tens of millions of years. "Forbidden Archeology's Impact" documents the explosive reactions to his controversial book. 1998.Home winemaking for dummies
Par Tim Patterson. 2011
Making high-quality wines is fun and easy. This must-have guide gives you easy-to-follow instructions in everything from selecting the right…
grapes and the proper equipment, to the crush and fermentation, to aging and bottling your wine. Award-winning home winemaker Tim Patterson provides tips on how to make every style of wine — red, white, dry, sweet, and bubbly. 2011.Ghosts of Vesuvius: a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange connections
Par Charles R Pellegrino. 2004
Weaving together accounts of ancient authorities with research by forensic archaeologists, Pellegrino captures the final hours of Pompeii and Herculaneum.…
In the flash-fossilized remains of victims, he sees reminders of the abiding human hope to understand a brutal universe. Those hopes live both in the science Pellegrino uses to interpret historic volcanic explosions as the distant consequence of the Big Bang, and in the startling connections he makes between the two cities buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE and the Twin Towers destroyed by terrorists in 2001. 2004.Ecology crafts for kids: 50 great ways to make friends with planet earth
Par Bobbe Needham. 1998
Step-by-step directions for more than fifty projects using natural and recycled materials: a birch-bark basket, gourd birdhouse, log-cabin planter, recycling…
bin, and license-plate bird feeder, as well as special-prints gift wrap, sand candles, corn-husk angels, and beach-glass jewelry. Also presents background information on ecological and environmental issues. Grades 4-7. 1998.Disney's FamilyFun crafts: 500 Creative Activities For You And Your Kids
Par Deanna F Cook. 1997
Collection of five hundred creative activities for parents to share with their children. Offers ideas on setting up an area…
for crafts and suggests supplies, including recyclables and inexpensive materials, to keep on hand. Sample projects include spooky spiders, pencil toppers, finger puppets, splatter shirts, and holiday gifts. 1997. Uniform title: Familyfun (New York, N.Y.)A Canadian resource of practical tips and products that helps you do your part for the environment. Information on what…
not to buy and why, services such as computer recyclers and hazardous waste disposal, and tips on sustainable food choices and how to reduce energy use. Includes a city-by-city guide. 2007.Echoes of the ancient skies: the astronomy of lost civilizations
Par E. C Krupp. 1983
Discovering the iceman: what was it like to find a 5,300-year-old mummy? (I was there)
Par Shelley Tanaka. 1996
In 1991, two hikers discovered the remains of a Stone Age Man over 5,000 years old in the Alps. Be…
transported back to the Iceman's ancient world - find out who he was, how he lived, and how he died on a mountain ridge. Grades 3-6. 1996.Deep water, ancient ships: the treasure vault of the Mediterranean
Par Willard Bascom. 1976
Crafting with nature in a weekend: Over Twenty-five Inspirational Projects
Par Dorothy Wood. 2004
Takes crafting to a new level with the innovative use of natural materials such as seeds, sea shells, small stones,…
dried and pressed flowers, egg shells, wood, and pine cones. Furthermore, many of the projects can be completed in an evening, and no project takes longer than a weekend to create. Over 25 projects. 2004.Bones: discovering the first Americans
Par Elaine Dewar. 2001
With Native American activists, white supremacists, DNA experts, and anthropologists all vying for control of ancient remains, Dewar explores the…
ambiguous terrain left behind when a long-standing paradigm is swept away by new discoveries. Presents stories that rarely find their way into scientific journals or newspapers - stories of mysterious deaths, of the bones of evil shamans, and the shadows that fall on the lives of scientists who've pulled them from the ground. 2001.Bones of contention: controversies in the search for human origins
Par Roger Lewin. 1987
By focusing on several landmark fossil discoveries, the author reveals how the interpretation of data is heavily dependent upon an…
anthropologist's cultural and personal biases, emotions, pre-conceptions, and professional loyalties. 1987.Basic jewelry making techniques
Par Jinks McGrath. 1993
Many people might regard jewelry-making as being too complex, but McGrath shows how even the most complicated pieces can be…
made at home. Covers essential tools to buy, large equipment, suggestions for workshop design, materials to use, and all the techniques needed to produce original pieces. 1993.Ascent to civilization: the archaeology of early man
Par John Gowlett. 1984
Ancient people of the Arctic
Par Robert McGhee. 1996
McGhee, a curator of archeology with the Canadian Museum of Civilization, traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, who entered the…
northern extremes of the North American continent four thousand years ago. McGhee reconstructs what their life was like, explains how they dealt with sharp climate changes, and speculates on their eventual demise. 1996.The sea hunters: true life adventures with famous shipwrecks
Par Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2003
A hunter of shipwrecks documents the discovery or survey of twelve major ships in deep waters. Each ship's story begins…
with an account of its final voyage, then describes how the ship was found. Featured are the Confederate submarine Hunley and the Allied troop transport Leopoldville, among others. 2003, c1996.